PURLING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

purling

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present participle of purl

as in eddying

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The bitcoin price has crashed over the last year, with fears swirling that a further bitcoin price crash could be looming.

— Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
With the metaphorical jet fumes already swirling on Capitol Hill, some are at least threatening to potentially put their colleagues on the record for or against adjourning until September.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of swirling

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Other nearby points of interest include gurgling mud pots, or geothermal mud volcanoes, on the eastern shoreline.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
As water flows through the pipes past the obstruction, air pockets can form, creating a gurgling noise.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 10 June 2026

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Imbibe inside or in the adjoining garden-courtyard where passing gondolas send canal water lapping below the balustrade.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
To the tune of softly lapping waves, The Inn at Langley revealed its cards slowly in the way quiet luxury tends to do.

— Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026

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The map below shows these were not just confined to his own half, with his dribbling regularly carrying Lille into dangerous attacking areas.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Until the 85th minute, when Messi, off a short corner kick, attracted three defenders while dribbling in.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 15 July 2026

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Climate anxiety is also trickling into literary fiction, as Rubsam points out.

— Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
The information trickling out so far raises questions about whether Michigan should have known enough to steer clear of promoting Moore to the head coaching job in the first place.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 18 July 2026

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Securing a flagship robotic vacuum with pressurized stain pre-treatment, active self-washing roller mopping, and a bagless cyclonic dock for under $900 is an exceptional value.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Other recent improvements to the building include cleaning windows that had not been washed in years, pressure-washing sidewalks, restriping the parking garage and repairing elevators.

— Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2026

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